Band-cutter and feeder.



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BAND-CUTTER AND FEEDER.

Specification of Letters PJatent.

Y Patented Feb. 5. 1907.

Application filed March 14, 1906. Serial No, 306,068.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM THOMAS MADILL, of the village of Highfield, county of York, Provincepof Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Band-Cutters and Feeders; andl do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to improvements in band-cutters and feeders as described in the present specification and set forth in the accompanying drawings, that form part of the same.

The invention. consists, essentially, of a platform hinged to the frame of a thresher i aving a rigid top plate, a removable late interposed between said rigid plate an the cylinder and concaves of the thresher, bars hingedly secured to said platform and re` movably secured to the thresher-frame, a plurality of longitudinal carriers supported above said rigid top plate, a plurality of circular band-cutters protruding through said late from the under side and between said ongitudinal carriers, a plurality of reciprocating forks supported above said rigid top plate at one end thereof, and means for driv-l ing said longitudinal carriers, band-cutters, and forks, as hereinafter described in detail and illustrated in the accompanying draw- 1n s. gIhe objects of the invention are to produce a light and eflicient feeder that will eifectually carry the sheaves toward. the thresher and insure the cutting of the bands and to feed the straw to the cylinder uniformly, to effectually prevent the straw from bunching and choking the cylinder, to provide a device of `durable construction, cheap to manufacture, and to render the adjustment of said machine easy for the purpose of transporting it from place to place. In the drawings, Figure 1 1s a perspective view of the feeder attached to the frame of a threshing-machine. Fig. 2 is a lon itudinal section of Fig. 1, showing part of t e cylinder, concaves, and` grates of the thresher.

Like letters or numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

Referring to the drawings, a is the frame of a thresher of any suitable type, to which the swinging platform b is secured. The platform I) is preferably of light steel construction, having the side bars `c formed of a channel or similar bar, light and strong, and

the horizontal plat-e `d suitably secured to the bars c and substantially flush with the upper edges thereof and extendingy inwardly to- 'ward the frame a of the thresher and ter-.'50

minating in proximity thereto at c. The bars c are secured to the uprights of the frame a, of the thresher by the hinges f. The hinges fallow the platform b to be swung in an up-A ward direction, so that when it is desired to move the thresher the feeder-platform may be raised out of the'way of the horses.

g is-the thresher-cylinder, located Within the frame a, and journaled in suitable bear- 1n s. ingthe frame of the thresher.

i is a plate bridging the distance lbetween the plate d and the concaves-h and is removable at will,- thus forming a positive guide for the strawy .which is being fed into contact preferably of a considerably larger diameter 8 5 than the pulley l, and consequently the shaft' 1c` will not rotate at as great a speed as the cylinder-shaft.

a is a belt engaging the pulleys Z and mand is crossed, as shown, to cause the shaft j to re- 9o volve in a reverse direction to the shaft ofthe drum g. l

o represents ysmall, circular knives ixedly secured to the shaft j aty regular intervals and protrude upwardly slots p in the plated.

q is a shaft extending across the platform b and is suitably journaled in the bearings r in the bars c. The shaft q is located between the shaft y' and the end of the thresher.

s is a pulley on the shaft y', iixedly secured thereto at the end opposite the pulley rn, andl t is a' pulley on the end of the shaft q 1n. line with the pulley s, preferably of a larger diameter than the pulley s. The pulleys s and t Io 5 are connected by a belt u and are of different diameter in order to run the-shaft q slower than the shaft y'.

'u represents chain-sprockets fixedly sesecured at regular intervals on the shaft g 11o i 'and protruding upwardly through openmgs w in the plate d.

h represents theconcaves, also located 7o through 'the longitudinal 95 TOC a; is a shaft located near the outermost end of the platform b and journaled in the bearings y in the bars c. The shaft :r has xedly secured thereto sprocket-wheels z, corresponding to the sprocket-wheels v on the shaft g and arranged, preferably, in alinement with the same. e 2 represents endless sprocket-chains forming carrier-belts and running upon the sprockets@ and z, the upper portion passing longitudinally over the plate d and the under portion below the said plate.

The cylinder g turns in the direction indicated by the arrow and through the crossbelt r/trotates the pulleym in the opposite direction, consequently rotating the saws o and the sprockets w in the direction toward the thresher. This causes the upper or carrying portions of the chains 2 to always travel inwardly toward the thresher, and therefore to carry the sheaves placed thereon in that direction. 1 The sheaves are thrown upon the carrier-chains and as they pass the revolving saws o the bands are cut and the broken sheaves are passed onward toward the plate i.

3 represents uprights preferablyof triangular formation and constructed of light steel work and fixedly secured to the upper face of the platform b at each side thereof.

4 is a crank-shaft formed with a plurality of cranks 5 and journaled at its outermost ends in the j ournal-bearings 6, located at the upper end of the uprights 3.

7 is a pulley secured to the end of the shaft q outside of the bars c and at the end opposite to the pulley t, and 8 is a pulley, preferably of a larger diameter than the pulley 7, secured to one end of the crankshaft 4 and in alinement with the pulley 7. The pulleys 7 andS are connected together by a suitable belt 9, and 'the shaft q rotates the crank-shaft 4 through the said belt connection.

10 is a bar suspended above theplatformY A b between the uprights 3 and is provided with slots 11 in alinement with the cranks 5' 0f the v crank-shaft 4.

12 represents forkspivoted on the cranks- 5 of the crank-shaft 4 and extending through the slots 11. The lower ends of the forks 12 are pointed or formed inany suitablemanne` to effectually dig into and catch the straw. As the crankeshaft 4 turns the forks 12gare o erated thereby; but the cross-bar 10 limits t e movement of the said forks and causes the lower extending ends thereof to move in Yan almost direct reciprocatory motion. The' movement of the said forks governs thefeed of the straw,Y eifectually preventing the suction of the cylinder from carrying in any large quantities of the straw at once and choking the mechanism of the thresher.

` 13 represents arms pi'votally secured near the outer ends of the bars c and formed at their other end with-a swinging pin 14 tov enthe thresher. The bars '13 when in the position shown supportthe outer en d of the feeder-platform and when it is desired to raise the platform out of the way of the horses the sheaves to drop partially between them, Y

thus permitting the chains to get a firm hold on the sheaves, and as the band-cutters o are arranged between each pair of carriers,

the band of the sheaf must come in contact with the revolvingknives and be severed. The sheaves also slip freely over the plate d, which is perfectly smooth, and 05ers no ob; struction or resistance to the forward travel of the sheaves, and as the platform and plate are stationary and are free from vibratory movement the grain is not jostled and partly threshed out before being delivered from the carrier. l

The sheaves are carried forward by the carrier-chains and' delivered to a position where the feeding-forks 12 will quickly catch in the straw and push it forward until caught by the revolving cylinder of the separator. At the same time thestraw will be held from being pulled into the separator in bunches or toofast, as there are at all times some portions of the forks 12 in engagement with the straw. o f

A feeder for threshers or separators such IOO as described may. be made of very light and, y

rigid construction, at the same timebe'duf ra le and cheap to manufacture, andas there.

exten 'n `from said rigid. plate to kthe con.

caves `o the thresher,` supporting -Varms hingedly secured to the outer end. of said.

platform and removably secured to the frame of the thresher, a pluralit ofshafts j ournaled below said rigid top p ate, a plu-l rality of endless chain carriers supported [KIO andvdriven from said shafts having the upper portion thereof arrangedabove said top plate, a plurality of circular band-cutters mounted on another'of said shafts and arranged intermediately between each pair of carriers, a p'air of standards at the inner end of said platform and arranged to the sides thereof, a crank-shaft journaled on said standards having a plurality of cranks, each alternate crank beingset diametrically opposite, a plurality of forks journaled at the upper ends on said cranks, a guide for said forks arranged intermediate of the height of said standards, and means for driving said crank-shaft, band-cutters and endless carriers, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination with theframe, cylinder and driving mechanism of a threshing-machine of-a platform hinged thereto and extending laterallyV of band-cutters mounted on another of saidv shafts and protruding throughsaid openings between the aforesaid carriers, means for :governing the feed into said machine between .said carriers and the machine, means for operating said governing means, and means for driving the aforesaid carriersVA and ilaid-cuttes, as and for the purpose speci- 3. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination with the frame, cylinder and driving mechanism of a threshing-machine of a plat- .form hinged thereto and extending laterally therefrom and having a pair of side bars and a rigid topeplate said plate having a plurality of o enings therethrough, a removable plate bri ging the distance from the aforesaid plate into the machine, hinged bars secured v under said plate, a plurality of sprocket-v wheels mounted on said shafts and extending, through said openings, a plurality of chain carriers on said sprockets, circular vfcutters mounted on another of said shafts and extending through said openings between the aforesaid carriers, a pair of uprightsrising from said platform ateach side thereof in proximity to the frame of the machine, bearings supported thereby at the top end thereof, a crank-shaft having a plurality of cranks and journaled in said bearings, a plurality of forks journaled on the aforesaid cranks, 'a guide-bar extending between the said uprights intermediate of their length havin `slots in which said forks slide, and suitap e pulleys mounted on said shafts co`nnected by suitable belting and connected with Asaid drivin mechanism, as and for the purpose specifie Signed at Toronto this 15th day of February, 1906. i

WILLIAM THOMAS'MADILL. Witnesses:

I-I. DENNIsoN, WM.`C. Mum. 

